| | 1187 - Louis VIII of France (d. 1226) |
| | 1494 - Hans Sachs, German Meistersinger (d. 1576) |
| | 1568 - Tommaso Campanella, Italian theologian, philosopher, and poet (d. 1639) |
| | 1638 - Louis XIV of France (d. 1715) |
| | 1667 - Giovanni Gerolamo Saccheri, Italian mathematician (d. 1733) |
| | 1695 - Carl Gustaf Tessin, Swedish politician (d. 1770) |
| | 1722 - Frederick Christian, Elector of Saxony (d. 1763) |
| | 1725 - Jean-Étienne Montucla, French mathematician (d. 1799) |
| | 1735 - Johann Christian Bach, German composer (d. 1782) |
| | 1750 - Robert Fergusson, Scottish poet (d. 1774) |
| | 1771 - Archduke Charles of Austria, Austrian general (d. 1847) |
| | 1774 - Caspar David Friedrich, German artist (d. 1840) |
| | 1787 - François Sulpice Beudant, French mineralogist and geologist (d. 1850) |
| | 1791 - Giacomo Meyerbeer, German composer (d. 1864) |
| | 1806 - Christophe Léon Louis Juchault de Lamoricière, French general (d. 1865) |
| | 1807 - Richard Chenevix Trench, Irish Anglican clergyman and philologist (d. 1886) |
| | 1827 - Goffredo Mameli, Italian poet and writer (d. 1849) |
| | 1847 - Jesse James, American outlaw (d. 1882) |
| | 1857 - Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, Russian rocket scientist and inventor (d. 1935) |
| | 1867 - Amy Beach, American composer and pianist (d. 1944) |
| | 1874 - Nap Lajoie, baseball player (d. 1959) |
| | 1876 - Wilhelm Ritter von Leeb, German field marshal (d. 1956) |
| | 1888 - Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, second President of India (d. 1975) |
| | 1892 - Joseph Szigeti, Hungarian violinist (d. 1973) |
| | 1902 - Darryl F. Zanuck, American film producer and executive (d. 1979) |
| | 1905 - Arthur Koestler, Hungarian writer (d. 1983) |
| | 1912 - John Cage, American composer (d. 1992) |
| | 1912 - Kristina Söderbaum, German actress and photographer (d. 2001) |
| | 1913 - Frank Thomas, American animator (d. 2004) |
| | 1916 - Frank Yerby, American novelist (d. 1991) |
| | 1921 - Jack Valenti, American political advisor and film executive |
| | 1924 - Paul Dietzel, College football coach |
| | 1927 - Paul Volcker, American banker |
| | 1929 - Bob Newhart, American actor and comedian |
| | 1929 - Andrian Nikolayev, cosmonaut |
| | 1934 - Carol Lawrence, American actress and singer |
| | 1936 - Bill Mazeroski, baseball player |
| | 1937 - Antonio Valentin Angelillo, Argentinian footballer |
| | 1939 - William Devane, American actor |
| | 1939 - George Lazenby, Australian actor |
| | 1942 - Raquel Welch, American actress |
| | 1942 - Werner Herzog, German film director |
| | 1945 - Al Stewart, Scottish singer and songwriter |
| | 1946 - Freddie Mercury, Zanzibar-born singer and songwriter (Queen) (d. 1991) |
| | 1946 - Loudon Wainwright III, American singer and composer |
| | 1947 - Buddy Miles, American musician |
| | 1948 - Benita Ferrero-Waldner, Austrian diplomat and politician |
| | 1950 - Cathy Guisewite, American cartoonist |
| | 1950 - Paul William Roberts, Canadian writer |
| | 1951 - Michael Keaton, American actor |
| | 1956 - Roine Stolt, Swedish guitarist (The Flower Kings) |
| | 1961 - Marc-André Hamelin, Canadian pianist |
| | 1962 - Peter Wingfield, Welsh actor |
| | 1963 - Juan Alderete, American bassist (Racer X) |
| | 1963 - Jeff Brantley, Baseball player |
| | 1963 - Taki Inoue, Japanese racing driver |
| | 1967 - Jane Sixsmith, English field hockey player |
| | 1969 - Dweezil Zappa, American musician |
| | 1969 - Leonardo Nascimento de Araujo, Brazilian footballer |
| | 1970 - Liam Lynch, American musician (Sifl and Olly) |
| | 1970 - Kim Hye-su, South Korean actress and model |
| | 1973 - Rose McGowan, Italian-born actress |
| | 1974 - Derek Neikirk, American professional wrestler |
| | 1975 - Rod Barajas, baseball player |
| | 1975 - Matt Geyer, Australian rugby player |
| | 1976 - Tatyana Gutsu, Ukrainian gymnast |
| | 1976 - Carice van Houten, Dutch actress |
| | 1977 - Minoru Fujita, Japanese professional wrestler |
| | 1978 - Chris Jack, New Zealand rugby player |
| | 1979 - George O'Callaghan, Irish footballer |
| | 1979 - John Carew, Norwegian footballer |
| | 1981 - Filippo Volandri, Italian tennis player |
| | 1991 - Skandar Keynes, English actor |
| | 1993 - Gage Golightly, American actress |